Indiana Jones and the Ghost-Shaped Marshmallows of Dooooom!

[tikistitch]

A review.

Though we haven't actually seem the newest Indy Jones flick (naughty Mr. Tikistitch attended last Wednesday, and gave it a grade of "meh") but who cares?



We gots the cereal.





Mr. Tiki has been collectin' other Indy flotsam and jetsam of course, like the cereals with the special spoons ('cause NOTHING says swashbuckling archaeologist like a light-up plastic spoon!) and waffles and Pop Tarts and something called "Lunchables" which is not technically a foodstuff more like a vaguely meal-like substance.



And we had to get M n Ms 'cause, ya know, chocolate. But, as the central focus of the marketing campaign, there's nothing like a branded cereal, so LET'S TAKE A LOOK!



There's an inescapable air of nostalgia upon first opening the bag. Not just because memories harken of ditching college classes in order to stand overnight in line for the opening day of Temple of Doom only to find out that, you know, teh suck. But mostly, there's the inescapable fact that the Indy franchise's flagship cereal looks NOT UNLIKE Cocoa Puffs. With a few added marshmallow ghosts. And, er, marshmallow ice cream cones. And er, marshmallow something else.



One thing to note, regarding the aforesaid marshamallows: the distribution within the cereal itself seems somewhat more sparse than what is depicted on the box. No doubt the fault of sugar-phobic nutrition nazis. Nutrition nazis - how we hate them!!



So, a bit of added moo, and here we go....

Hrm, not bad.

But, a bit, ya know, predictable. Not that there's anything wrong with predictability. We mean, they could have made Indy cereal gorgonzola and pineapple flavored, and that would have been different, but it also would've made most people spit up, so the whole Cocoa Puffs-with-a-PC-sprinkling-of-themed-marshmallows was probably a decent corporate decision in regards to the brand.

(Wonder if the Cocoa Puffs monkey gets a cut?)

We also asked Mr. Tiki for his opinion. "Eh. Was good. STAR WARS CEREAL is better though."

Comments

[davidkevin.livejournal.com]

Indiana Jones cereal: It's whip-crackin', lip-smackin' good!

The only thing it lacks is the pieces being in the shape of the birth-giving idol from the beginning of Raiders.

That, and chilled monkey brains flavor -- "A bowl of brains in every bite!"

[avalonjones.livejournal.com]

but it also would've made most people spit up

Ha ha! You're my hero!

I am a product of my generation

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Dude, I haven't seen it yet, but they could film Indiana Jones Takes a Crap and it would still be the best movie EVAR.

... someone has a wee Harrison Ford "I wanna be him" crush? MAYBE SO. BUT INDY STILL RULES. ALSO HAN.

BECAUSE THEY DO. I WOULD EAT THE CEREAL MAN.

[embitca.livejournal.com]

I have one of those stupid light-up spoons and it is extremely disappointing. I was expecting that when you pressed the button it would continue to blink off and on and until you turned it off. But noooooo. The light just goes on and doesn't even stay on. Stupid thing.

[pirkaslimegirl.livejournal.com]

I see that one of the marshmallows is a Crystal Skull (obviously) but...what the heck is with the ice cream cone? Darn marshmallows with indeciferable shapes...